Partner
Nasir Ali
General Partner, StartFast (+1 more)
- Firm
- StartFast, UpVentures Capital
- Title
- General Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 20 September 2026
About
Nasir Ali is a Managing Partner at StartFast Ventures. He has spent the last two decades building Upstate NY's high growth entrepreneurial ecosystem through the non-profit Upstate Venture Connect and investments in 60 companies. He launched Upstate NY's first angel fund in 2007 and co-founded StartFast Venture Accelerator in 2011 with Chuck Stormon. By 2021, the accelerator's successes led to the formation of StartFast Fund II for investments in diverse B2B AI native founders outside major VC hubs. Nasir holds a Bachelors degree in Physics from Princeton University and a Masters in Management from Yale University. He is a board member and advisor to the NYS Innovation Venture Capital Fund, Next Gen Venture Partners, Fitzgate Ventures and multiple StartFast portfolio companies.
Background
- Education
- Nasir holds a Bachelors degree in Physics from Princeton University and a Masters in Management from Yale University.Source (opens in a new tab)
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